Aircraft
Aeroflot To Order 300 Russian-made Airliners
MC-21 and SSJ100 programs will get a major boost from an impending order from Russia’s flag carrier.
Aeroflot now flies nine Sukhoi SSJ100s. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)
Aeroflot now flies nine Sukhoi SSJ100s. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)

Aeroflot plans to sign a framework agreement with United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) covering the sale of 300 aircraft, a source in the Russian flag carrier told journalists on the condition of anonymity, adding that the parties have scheduled a ceremony during the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg from June 15 to 18 to mark the deal. Most of the newly ordered aircraft will belong to the Irkut MC-21 narrowbody and Sukhoi SSJ100 regional jetliner families.